The 2 Best Pop Chat Podcast Episodes
1) Is Zoom Giving Us Body Dysmorphia?
We now have to spend hours looking at our faces in screens. The result? A noticeable uptick in plastic surgery, injectables, veneers... basically, all the ways we can change our faces. Is this reality...Show More
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"We now have to spend hours looking at our faces in screens. The result? A noticeable uptick in plastic surgery, injectables, veneers...basi...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Why Everyone Is Watching Squid Game
Netflix’s Squid Game is dominating the Netflix charts. How did this Korean dystopian drama become the talk of the internet? Plus: from Nine Perfect Strangers to Mare of Easttown, a lot of shows *look*...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) A new Bruno Mars album, and F1's Drive to Survive is back
Bruno Mars is one of those artists who produces hit after hit. He's the king of collabs and now he's back with a solo album 'The Romantic.' Culture critic Pablo The Don and musician/tv producer Romeo ...Show More
4) Industry S4 finale, and why are Canadian films struggling in theatres?
Industry, the HBO drama set in the highest echelons of finance and power, presents a truly toxic tangle of relationships, politics and greed. As the season wraps up, culture critics Chris Murphy and R...Show More
5) 50 seasons of Survivor
With the 50th season of ‘Survivor’ kicking off this week, guest host Amil Niazi is joined by fans Jael Richardson, Ashley Ray and former contestant Omar Zaheer to look back on the reality show’s rise,...Show More
6) Social media is facing a landmark court case, and Stan Douglas's 'Tales of Empire' photo exhibit
Meta and Google’s YouTube are currently on trial in Los Angeles to face a lawsuit that claims the company’s platforms were deliberately designed to enhance their addictive qualities and get young user...Show More
7) Eric Dane's powerful final message on Famous Last Words, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms finale
On the Netflix show Famous Last Words, people are interviewed about their lives knowing the conversation won't be shared until after their deaths. The second episode of the series features actor Eric ...Show More
8) In the wake of the BAFTA's controversy, what does accountability look like?
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and BBC have apologized for airing a racial slur during Sunday’s BAFTA award ceremony. It happened after John Davidson, a guest with Tourette’s ...Show More
9) Olympics wrap + Space Cadets review
The 2026 Winter Olympic Games have come to an end and it’s time to look back on golden moments, national disappointments and internet memes. Sports journalist Shireen Ahmed and culture critic Mel Wood...Show More
10) Weekly Wrap: women's hockey, American vs Canadian Olympic ads, and the Wasserman fallout
Writer/rapper Rollie Pemberton, Sirius XM host Tara Slone, and entertainment reporter Teri Hart join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about the 2026 Olympic Games, including the women's Olympic gold medal ...Show More